Pseudophilautus stellatus

Pseudophilautus stellatus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Amphibia
Order: Anura
Family: Rhacophoridae
Genus: Pseudophilautus
Species:
P. stellatus
Binomial name
Pseudophilautus stellatus
(Kelaart, 1853)
Synonyms[2]
  • Polypedates stellata Kelaart, 1853
  • Rhacophorus (Rhacophorus) stellatus Ahl, 1931
  • Philautus (Kirtixalus) stellatus Bossuyt and Dubois, 2001
  • Philautus stellatus Manamendra-Arachchi and Pethiyagoda, 2005
  • Kirtixalus stellatus Yu, Rao, Zhang, and Yang, 2009
  • Pseudophilautus stellatus Li, Che, Murphy, Zhao, Zhao, Rao, and Zhang, 2009

Pseudophilautus stellatus is a frog. It lives in Sri Lanka. It lives in cloud forests.[2][3][1]

This frog can be 57 mm long from nose to rear end. It is the largest frog in Pseudophilautus. This frog is bright green in color with darker stripes and some white pots. The legs are brown with white spots. The belly is pink-white in color. This frog can change color from green to brown, but its white spots are always white.[3]

For 160 years, scientists thought this frog was extinct. But then some scientists found some of them in 2013.[3]

References

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 IUCN SSC Amphibian Specialist Group (2020). "Pseudophilautus stellatus". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. p. e.T58919A156585610. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T58919A156585610.en. 58919. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Frost, Darrel R. "Pseudophilautus stellatus (Kelaart, 1853)". Amphibian Species of the World, an Online Reference. Version 6.0. American Museum of Natural History, New York. Retrieved September 26, 2023.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Krystal Gong (April 13, 2009). Kellie Whittaker; Michelle S. Koo (eds.). "Pseudophilautus stellatus (Kelaart, 1853)". AmphibiaWeb. University of California, Berkeley. Retrieved September 26, 2023.